“...arranged a dizzying schedule of events for the two days Trump will be in town — inviting figures as varied as Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who has been indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court, Bret Baier, a host on the Fox News Channel that is popular with Trump and his supporters, and American country singer Toby Keith who is to perform for a male-only crowd in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.”

Setting aside the planned hob-nob with an alleged war criminal, country singer-restaurateur Toby Keith seems like a particularly strange choice for the Saudis. This is, after all, a performer whose two most recognizable songs are:

A jingoistic anthem released as the U.S. was sending troops into the Middle East after 9/11. (Which contains such memorable lyrics as: “Justice will be served and the battle will rage / cause we’ll put a boot in your ass / It’s the American way.”)